Formation mechanism of extension fractures induced by excavation of a gallery in soft sedimentary rock, Horonobe area, Northern Japan

This paper focuses on the formation mechanism of fractures induced by excavation of a gallery in soft sedimentary rocks in the Horonobe area of Japan. Detailed fracture mapping of the gallery indicates that the fractures consist of both pre-existing shear fractures and excavation damaged zone (EDZ)...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Tokiwa, Kimikazu Tsusaka, Makoto Matsubara, Taiki Ishikawa, Daisuke Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711200062X